Income Tax Calculator Nigeria
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Withholding
Salary ₦159,900
National Housing Fund (NHF) - ₦3,998
Income Tax - ₦20,720
Pension contributions - ₦12,792
Total tax - ₦37,510
Net pay * ₦122,390
Marginal tax rate 28.8%
Average tax rate 23.5%
23.5%Total tax
76.5%
Net payThe Taxberg
₦122,390
Net pay
₦19,188
Tax the employer pays
₦37,510
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₦56,698
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₦19,188 to pay you ₦159,900. In other words, every time you spend ₦10 of your hard-earned money, ₦3.55 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.5% tax rate now rises to 31.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make ₦1,918,800 a year living in Nigeria, you will be taxed ₦450,119. That means that your net pay will be ₦1,468,681 per year, or ₦122,390 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.5% and your marginal tax rate is 28.8%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of ₦100 in your salary will be taxed ₦28.8, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₦71.2.
Bonus ExampleA ₦1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦712 of net incomes. A ₦5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₦3,560 of net incomes.
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Nigeria tables of NG, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.